Silver Bay, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Silver Bay, Minnesota, shaded from 600 ft on the east side to 1,520 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,520 ft 465 m1,290 ft 395 m1,170 ft 360 m950 ft 290 m720 ft 220 m600 ft 185 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Silver Bay sits at about 990 ft (300 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
990 ft 300 m
most residents: 800–1,170 ft
Lowest
600 ft 185 m
on the east side
Highest
1,520 ft 465 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,000 ft 305 m
all land inside city limits

Silver Bay spans about 920 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
990 ft300 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
1,520 ft465 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
600 ft185 m
Town center
USGS map point for Silver Bay
760 ft235 m
Average of all land1,000 ft305 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Silver Bay, Minnesota, shaded from 600 ft on the east side to 1,520 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Population
1,776 2024 est.
Land area
7.6 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
233 per sq mi
Coordinates
47.2944° N, 91.2574° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland
Drains to
Saint Marys River → Niagara River
ZIP codes 1
55614
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Stony River Township1,790 ft
  2. Bassett Township1,650 ft
  3. Finland1,480 ft
  4. Crystal Bay Township1,320 ft
  5. Beaver Bay Township1,090 ft
  6. Silver Bay990 ft
  7. Silver Creek Township, Lake County940 ft
  8. Schroeder Township930 ft
  9. Tofte Township710 ft
  10. Two Harbors700 ft
  11. Beaver Bay700 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Gustafson Hill1,350 ft
  • Mariner Mountain1,290 ft
  • Palisade Head930 ft
  • Day Hill840 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.